Nora Zeal Hurston's novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God," protagonist Janie, chronicles her journey of self-expression. ... His chauvinism disturbs Janie, and soon after their marriage, she becomes unhappy, believing that her grandmother had forced her into the marriage. ... She sees that Joe's big voice silences others and in that in Joe's eyes, he chooses whose opinions count and who matters. ... After his death Janie learned that "no matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you" (89). ... Janie knows now that the key to happiness is to keep go...

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Though, nothing could ever beat the helplessness I feel as I watch her tears, ones she had been trying to suppress, evidently come out as wracking sobs. ... I cannot keep my eyes focused now. ... My tears continued their grievous journey towards the aching pain in my chest and the giant lump in my throat that's leaving my mouth completely dry. I can could feel my feelings go rampant as they start to mix with my memories of just us two. ... My legs were frozen, however, and would not budge, leaving me with the faintest hope that perhaps the rest of me would soon become just as numb and dis...

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You could literally spot the shooting sparks coming from her eyes. ... "Knowing you are alive is watching on every side your generation's short time, falling away as fast as rivers drop through air and feeling it hit.... Time does not stop for anyone and as we grow older you realize how fast it truly goes. Annie's days were becoming shorter with more and more to learn every day. ... Some will intend to participate in illegal activities, even though, they know it is wrong in their eyes. ...

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"Dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun," a large fin pokes out of the water and the boy goes under. ... When movies were first introduced, audio recording were not yet available. ... Watching Jaws with and without audio has open my eyes, or should I say ears, to the importance of music in film making. ... Directors and producers realize how much music effects each scene, and spend a lot of time finding the perfect music to go along with their films. ... A good flow gives a connection between what is on the screen and the viewer who is watching it....

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Wiesel feels immensely guilty but he knows that if he wants to live he would now need to watch out for himself. ... "No prayers were said over his tomb. ... " I watched darkness fade through the bluish skylights in the roof . ... He talks about the Jewish people doing so much for their God, but why are they being punished? ... The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me....

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It was raining and I was staring out the car window watching the trees pass by. ... My biggest problem was figuring out what movie to watch when I got home. ... I could see his muddy brown eyes staring at me through the rearview mirror. ... " He gave me a small smile to reassure me except I saw my mother's face go sour. ... My feet were anchored to the carpet while my mouth went dry. ...

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Malouf has said that many of the stories Dream Stuff were begun as long as fifteen years ago, and several draw on the same imaginative landscape as his novels. Closer and At Shindler's both feature children and tell a story as seen through a pair of ingenuous eyes. ... The story as seen through the eyes of the child, adds a contrasting dimension to Malouf's writing. This is, the bridge between the things that the reader knows is going on, due to the description from the child and what the reader thinks is going on. ... If such a thing still exists then is it going underground? ...

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When the world turned bad the police were overwhelmed and beaten back to their bases. ... In their eyes he is weak and feeble. ... Fantasy is the human imagination unrestricted by reality and is free to go where it pleases. ... I have watched countless number of Anime shows and movies and cannot begin to say which one is the best. ... Some Anime may seem to be targeted to young children, but if one were to sit down and watch one of Animes best they would have a better understanding of why it is so popular overseas and here in America. ...

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"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead, where there is no path and leave a trail". ... It discusses the post holocaust emotions felt by the refugees who fled from suffering, war and dislocation as they watched the familiar shorelines disappearing. ... The red imagery represents pain, hardship and blood in the old communist country where they had to "mock salute" to red banners, being bound to the "shackles" and was tired with "sunken eyes". ... When they arrive to their temporary homes, they must begin another journey to adapt to their new lifestyles. ... In Skrzynecki's Crossi...

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Their missions were as unclear as the enemy they were fighting. ... They would make stupid promises to God and to their mothers and fathers, hoping not to die."... O"Brien writes about going to Canada. ... Waiting to die changes people, watching people die can also change a person. ... He goes deep in to human emotions, when they are put to the test. ...

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When watching a film, I am often pulled into its story and plot, paying little attention to the great effort and art that is put into it. ... We may watch a film and like it or hate it, but it is the elements and techniques used that determine how we feel. ... Set in Australia in 1931, Rabbit-Proof Fence tells the story of a government policy that required children that were half white and half aboriginal to be taken from their homes by authorities to be trained to work as servants for the whites. ... They set off from this unusually green land, and made their way towards the unforgiving Au...

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The dying man opens one eye and only glares, watching the moves they are making. ... It [ glares] at them a moment and then . . . [ goes] out (Daughters 467). ... Now the woman's hair, face and eyes have all faded and are as white as the faded fur (2). ... Both women are still trying to live in the days when both of their treasures were still fashionable. ... She can not see the world through her own eyes and can not explain what she is going through because she does not even know. ...

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It is shown to have extraordinary power over Yvain, as when he first sets eyes upon Laudine. ... It is not by watching her gentle and courteous behavior, as he sees her continually tearing her clothes and weeping over the death of her husband. ... He has broken the strictest codes of honor, loyalty and honesty, and his immediate is to escape the contemptuous eyes of society. ... The lady laments, "If it were not too cowardly and contemptuous an act to commit perjury, never would we be brought together at any cost." ... To this resentful and weary commentary, Yvain "listened and perceived that ...

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One factor that men served in Toni Morrison's book Sula was their ability to change the women around them. ... They become obsessed with BoyBoy and Ajax and lose their sense of self consequently. ... He first appears in the story when a young Sula and Nel are walking down the street and he audibly whispers something that stays with Sula the rest of her life: "So, when he said "pig meat" as Nel and Sula passed, they guarded their eyes lest someone see their delight." (50). ... While Ajax remained unaffected, Sula found herself thinking about Ajax and wondering when he was going to re...

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Walt and Jesse were off to a tough start in regard to trust and respect, but as they encountered dangerous situations, Walt and Jesse grew closer. ... The duo experiences significant, life changing events together and regardless of their emotional moments of hate, love, despair, and loss, their last interaction is a head nod concluding their relationship with a positive mutual understanding. ... Although we see Jane's positive role in Jesse's eyes, earlier she attempted to extort money from Walt, exposing her potential harm to Walt and Jesse's relationship. ... Walt, with a mons...

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He is able to express and let go of his regret for not being emotionally available for her. ... He wanted to know what she was going to do with it. ... And [he] drank [himself] into a stupor, watching crusty people through leaded glass," (110). ... Even women who her has no seemingly sexual interaction with, he makes a point to say how attractive they were and how he would flirt with them. ... This is specifically true during this time because he admits that sometimes the prostitutes will trap their clients, by having a police officer come and claiming that they were assaulted, if they do...

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